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Barwick-in-Elmet Historical Society

The Barwick in Elmet Historical Society is devoted to the recording, research and publication of the history of this Yorkshire parish.
Web site started in April 1998. Latest update 21st June 2009

The site contains many articles and illustrations on a wide range of our history stretching from the Iron Age up to now. These are taken from our publication The Barwicker".

Help us to identify this wedding.

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Taken in about 1900-10, this photograph has been sent to us by Margaret Saunders, a descendent of the Barwick families of Perkin and Lumb. Unfortunately Mrs Saunders has no knowledge of whose wedding it was. Can anyone identify any of the people in the photograph? If you can identfy the place or any of the 26 people in the photograph, let us know.

	NEW BOOK of Old Photographs of the parish.
	Help us find a lost film

BARWICK Parish Registers
Early entries are now on-line

The parish registers before 1811 were published 100 years ago. A copy of the publication can now be seen and searched on-line.

BARWICK EARTHWORKS
AUDIO TOUR

We have produced what we think is the first audio tour (podcast) produced by a non-professional historical society. If you have an iPod or any other mp3 player you can download the tour from this site and use it to visit the earthworks at any time on your own. The podcast will supplement the detail on our recently installed information boards. The recording with background music and realistic sound effects has been produced by Audioweb UK of Harrogate
We hope shortly to publish a guide in booklet form on the earthworks.